Rail brace



1. LINDERMUTH.

RAIL BRACE.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.30,1920.

Patented Dec. 5, 1922.

.N um@ Patented Dec. 5, 1922.

JACOB LINDERMUTH, OF SUMMIT HILL, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL BRACE.

Application filed January 30, 1920.

To all 'whom t 'may concern.'

Be it known that l, JACOB LINDERMUTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Summit Hill, in the county of Carbon and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful mprovements in Rail Braces, of which the following is a specification.

The present deviceprevents the gauge, or distance between the heads of the rails from increasing at a curve by tying the rails firmly together in such a manner as will prevent the rails from turning or varying their rectangular position with refer ence to the line drawn between their bases.

One of the problems in devices of this character has been to secure both of these objects. When the flanges of the rails are tied together, but the web and head are free, the outside rail islikely to be pushed over, and turned from the vertical. The present device serves to keep the rails spaced at exactly the gauge apart, and in a position at exact right angles to the line connecting the flanges. This is accomplished by supporting the rails at the web, and bottom of the head, on their outer sides; and by holding down firmly the flanges on the inner sides of the rails, and by a rail clamp that rests on an integral tie-piece extending between the rails and beneath and beyond each of them. The rail clamps are locked to the tie-piece.

Fig. 1 is a plan view of' the device, show- F ing the sill to which it is attached. and a portion of the rails. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device showing the sill and rails as in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the block forming the outside jaw of the rail clamp. Fig. f1 is a side elevation oit a block forming the inside jaw of the rail clamp. Fig. 5 is a view of' the bot-tom of the block shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a plan view ott the tying piece lying under the block shown in Figs. 3 and 5, and Fig. 7 is a section on line 7 7 of Fig. 1.

The tying piece 1, rests on the sill, 20, and is composed of the two plates, 17, at the ends of the link, 29, which is of less width than are the plates, 17. The sill is cut away so that the plates are countersunk (see Figs. 1 and 7) and the sill beneath the whole or a portion ot the link, 29, between the plates is cut away so that a space is lett between .55 the bottom of the link 29 and the upper face Serial N0. 355,240'.

of the depressed portion of the sill beneath it.

The rail clamps are placed at the ends of the tying piece, 1. The inner jaw of each of these clamps is formed of a block,-con G0 veniently a casting, 2, which is provided with an abutment that fits over the top of' the inside fiange of the rail, 21, and preferably against the inside of the web of the rail. This block has the bevelled portion, 13, of the lower side, so that a tilting tendency outward of the high rail of the curve, under the stress of the trains outward pressure upon it, or under any other tilting force, will cause the edge of the fiange to contact with the block near the points where it is spike/d down. The leverage of the rail to lift the block is by this means made as little as possible. The lip, 14, rests upon the plate, 17, of the tying piece, 1, and is spiked to it through the holes, 15, in the lip, 141, and through corresponding holes registering with them, 16, 16, in the plate of the tying piece, l.

The block, 3, is set at the outer side of the rail and forms the outer jaw of the rail clamp. The holding part of this jaw is the abutment, that fits against the lower side of the head of the rail and against the web. The lugs 7, 8, and grooves, 10 and 85 11 of the tying piece and block, 3, fit mutually into each other and interlock and serve to prevent a horizontal movement of the block, 3. Preferably, l place two grooves in the block, 3, and two lugs on the plate of the tying piece, 1. The block, 3, is fastened down by spiking to the sill. Suitable holes, 6, 4:, it, for this purpose pass through the block, 3, and the tying piece, l. The spikes passing through the holes, 6, are in practice close 'to the rail, and they and the holes. 4t, It, are on both sides of the grooves, 7, 8, their purpose being, partly, to hold down the block, 3, and hold together the block, 3, and the tying piece, 1. The construction shown in the drawing of the block, 3, serves the purpose of the invention extremely well. The pressure upon the block, 3, caused by the passage ot the train, is an outward pressure upon the head of the rail. When the rail is held at its base only, the pressure tends to turn over the rail as well as to push it outward. By giving the support to the rail to resist the outwardly tending force produced by the passage of 110 Jthe train, at the web and the lower side of the head, this turning tendency is avoided. i'iny tendency of the rail to rock the block, 3, is prevented by the toe, 9, that tits under the lia. e et the rail, and by putting any possible tnlcrnm on which the block could rock so close to the rail as to make it impossible to draw the spikes placed in the extended lip, 5, which can by the Construction shown be made much thinner than the parts nearer the rail without danger of fracture, and thus allow the standard spike to lLienetra-te deeply into the wooden sill, 20.

ihe tying piece i, entends between the two rail clamps that are each formed of the pieces, 2, and 3, as above described. By it ine whole staying strength et the spikes on both sides or" the track is available te held the high rail from spreading or turning. lWhat l regard as the most advantageous term eff tying piece, l, is shown in the drawings and is hereinafter described. Two plates 1'? are at the ends of the link. These plates carry the lugs, l0, 1l, which formed integral with them. The rails rest en these plates which carry also the blecks, 2, and 3. The spike holes, Q4, 24 in the plates register with these in the blocks, 2, and 3. n

The part of the tying piece, l, intermediate between the plates is integral with them and is laid along the top of the tie, 20, and may be secured to it if necessary.

I claim l. n a rail brace, the combination et a base plate with widened portions underlying the rails, clamping members on the outside oi' the rails engaging the web, base and under side of the head, of the rails, said members being interlocked with the base plate by parallel ribs and grooves, other clamping members on the inside of the rails, engaging the top of the rail base, all said clamping members being provided with spike holes registering with spike holes in the base plate, whereby the members and plate are spiked to a tie.

2. in a rail brace, the combination of a base plate with widened portions nnderlying the rails, clamping members on the outside of the rails engaging the web, base and 'under side of the head, of the rails, said members being interloeked with the base plete by parallel ribs and grooves, other clamping members on the inside of the rails, engaging the top et ythe rail base, all said clamping members being provided with spike holes registering with spike holes in the base plate, whereby the members and plate are spiked to a tie, each of said exterior clamping members having a toe eXtending toward the rail and resting upon the base plate.

ln testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

JACOB LINDERMUTH. 

